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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 7421: Prohibits octopus farming

Passed both chambers Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

S 7421 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on April 15, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Prohibits octopus farming. Primary sponsor: Monica Martinez (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 10 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 4, 2026): RETURNED TO SENATE.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Provides that no person shall engage in the operation of a marine hatchery or in the off-bottom or on-bottom culture of any species belonging to the order Octopoda unless for scientific or educational purposes for the purpose of human consumption.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Democratic/Working Families 5 · Republican/Conservative 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Monica MartinezPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate4
Erik BottcherCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate47
Jabari BrisportCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate25
Patricia Canzoneri-FitzpatrickCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate9
Michael GianarisCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Kristen GonzalezCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate59
Dean MurrayCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate3
Jessica RamosCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate13
Steve RhoadsCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate5
Julia SalazarCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate18
Jim TediscoCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate44

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. RETURNED TO SENATE
  2. PASSED ASSEMBLY
  3. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.460
  4. SUBSTITUTED FOR A8043C
  5. REFERRED TO CODES
  6. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  7. PASSED SENATE
  8. AMENDED ON THIRD READING 7421B
  9. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  10. 2ND REPORT CAL.
  11. 1ST REPORT CAL.1307
  12. REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source